Eastern Iowa Solar
Muscatine County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 60876 · Operator: Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.2 | 5.7% | — |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 19.7% | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 19.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 14.0% | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 18.9% | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 18.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 20.0% | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 19.3% | — |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 18.3% | — |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 15.3% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.8 | 1.8 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Central Iowa Power Cooperative. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Farm Credit Leasing Service Corp | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wilton | 9 MW | 1.7 km |
| Durant | 4 MW | 10.3 km |
| AgriReNew | 1 MW | 17.6 km |
| West Liberty | 14 MW | 19.2 km |
| Tipton | 9 MW | 21 km |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | 276 MW | 22.9 km |